The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-04-28
THE EXPERIMENTAL STATIONS.
Meeting of the Board Of Agriculture Last
Week.

Meeting of the Board Of Agriculture Last
Week.
The Board of Agriculture met at 8
o'clock last night at the Agricultural
building. all the members being present
except Mr.. Perry, who was kept away by
sickness.
The object Of the meeting was the
consideration Of proposals for the loca'
ton of the agricultural experimental
stations provided for at the last session Of
the General Assembly.
The act was passed to establish two
experimental farms in the low country
and one in the Piedmont section of the
State for testing the manures and fertil.
izers for different kinds of land, studying
the results of the planting various crops,
testing the different varieties of seed,
etc., ali for the instruction of the farmers
in the practical work Of their business.
Under this act $4,000 is appropriated
to establish the station and all the fertil.
izer privilege tax beyond what is required
for the expenses of the Board Of Agri.
culture is appropriated each year for the
farms. This will give about $4,000 a
year for each farm.
The $1,000 year interest on The land
scrip bonds given by the Federal govern.
ment, will also be divided between the
stations, giving each $500 year.
At the last session of Congress. an act
was passed giving $4,000 a year. to these
experimental stations when they are
established in any State. Under the
terms of the act the board advertised for
bids for the location of the farms, the
time for receiving the same expiring
April l1th. The counties in the two
sections of the State making the best
bids will get them.
Bids have been received by Commits.
sioner Butler from the following persons
General c. SIG. Sinkler, Eutawville,
Berkeley County; Colonel L. P. Miller,
Georgetown; Major W. a. Evans and
Colonel E. R. McIver, for citizens of
Darlington; Colonel II. P. Hammett,
for citizens of Greenville; Prof. N. F.
Walker, for citizens of Spartanburg
William Mayfeld, Greenville County
DR.. Z. B. Smith, Marion S. S. SAWS,
williamsburg County; Charles W. Fors-
ter, Georgetown.
A bid was also received, April 18th,
from Anderson, Pickens and Oconee
Counties, it being stated that the bid was
mailed the 9th instant, SO that it should
reach the board on the 11th, the last day
of receiving bids, but, as it had appa.
rently miscarried in the mails, dupli-
cate was sent.
The following committee, representing
Greenville County, presented that Coun.
ty's proposal and advocated the advan.
tages thereof; John Ferguson, Capt. O.
P. Mills and R. Mays Cleveland. In
connection with this proposition, the fol-
lowing papers were presented:
I enclose herewith three resolutions
adopted by the citizens of Greenville
County at mass meeting held in the
court house on the 4th and 9th day OF
April, 1887, which they submit as their
bid or proposition under the advertise.
ment Of the Board of Agriculture for
the location of one of the experimental
stations in Greenville County.
The committee appointed to canvass
the County for guarantee for the sum
of $4,000 had but three days in which
to make the canvass, which, of necessity
was imperfectly done, not one:fourth Of
the County being Visited at all by eau
vassers, and yet the sum of $4,000 of ths
sum was guaranteed by perfectly respon
sible persons. The committee is con
tinued and is instructed to continue tht
canvass until the sum of $4,000 is guar
anteed. No doubt is expressed that th'
County will vote the subscription whel
it is authorized to do so.
The meeting also appointed the com
mittee Of FIVE representative citizens tt
appear before the board and present thu
claims of Greenville County for tho lcca
ton of one of the stations. H. P. Ham
NETT, chairman.
Below are given the resolutions unan
imously adopted at the first mass meeting
above referred to:
"Resolued, That it is the sense of thi
meeting that the sum of $4,000, and a
much more as can be guaranteed, shal
be appropriated by this county for th'
purpose Of securing the location of th'
agricultural station in this county, a
provided for by the act of the Legisla
ture establishing said stations, and tina
said appropriation be submitted to th'
voters of the county, and if the voter
approve the appropriation, then th'
amount offered is to be raised by tn
issue and sale of the bonds of the county
"Rssolued, That for the purpose %
guaranteeing the subscription, we th'
undersigned, agree to guarantee the sun
set opposite our names respectively. /
the voters of the county shall vote t
make said appropriation, then the guar
antee is to be cancelled"
At the second mass meeting mentioned
the following resolution was adopted:
"Resolued, That the chairman Of thi
meeting be authorized and instructed II
forward to the Board of Agriculture tn
resolution adopted on Monday last ten
dering a subscription of $4,000 from tn
County of Greenville in bonds to b.
voted hereafter for the establishment o
the experimental station in this county
| ond tho hoard he informed that within